A controversial proposal to expand an apartment complex near Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive was struck down by Lawrence city commissioners Tuesday night.

Commissioners on a 3-2 vote rejected a plan to add 136 one-bedroom apartments to the Remington Square apartment complex, which already has 224 one-bedroom apartments.

Several neighbors near the development objected to the plans, arguing that the area already has an excess of apartments.

The development group, led by Lawrence businessman Tim Stultz, argued that a recently approved district plan designated the area as appropriate for additional apartment development.

City staff members recommended approval of the apartment project, but a majority of commissioners said they believed that neighbors had a reasonable expectation that the Remington Square complex was not going to be expanded in the future.

Mayor Aron Cromwell and commissioners Mike Amyx and Bob Schumm voted against the project.